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! colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Messenia]]
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| [[Provinces of Greece|Province]]: || [[Province of Trifyllia]]
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| Location: || {{coor dms|37|3|49|N|21|37|59|E|region:GR}}
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| Area: -Total -Water -Rank|| 122.68 km²  [[List of municipalities of Greece by area|Rank xxth]]

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| Population: ([[1991]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  7,609  -62.02/km² 
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| Communes: || 7
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:|| sea level 294 m(centre) around 700 to 800 m
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 244 00
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 27630|27630]] (030-27630)-2
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 3811
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>KM</code>
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| 3-letter abbreviation: ||

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| Address of administration: || 37 Vas. Georgiou II St. Gargalianoi 244 00
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| Website: || [http://www.gargaliani.gr www.gargaliani.gr]

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'''Gargalianoi''' (Greek: Γαργαλιάνοι), also '''Gargaliani''', is a community located in the western part of [[Messenia]]. It is passed by a [[Greece Interstate 9|highway]]. It is located south of [[Pyrgos]], [[Kyparissia]] and 15 km south of [[Filiatra]], north of [[Pylos]] and [[Methone]] and west of [[Kalamata]] (68 km) and [[Messene]]. Its neighboring villages are [[Pyrgos (Western Messenia), Greece|Pyrgos]] to the east, [[Valita]] to the north and [[Marathopolis]] to the west. It is also a municipality with the seat being this town.

The town has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a kindergarten school, a church, some squares named Kentriki Plateia, (Greek: Κεντρική Πλατεία), the central square of Gargalianoi along with Kolokotroni Square, banks and a hotel named ''Ionian View''. The sporting facility is to the west.

The area outside the city is surrounded with hills covered with olive trees and grapevines. Its nearby camping site is Camping Proti in Marathopolis.

==Communities==

*[[Floka]]
*'''Gargalianoi'''
*[[Lefki (Messenia), Greece|Lefki]]
*[[Marathopolis]]
*[[Mouzaki]]
*[[Pyrgos (Gargalianoi), Greece|Pyrgos]]
*[[Valta (Messenia), Greece|Valta]]

==Historical population==

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! Year !! Municipal population !! Change !! Municipal population 
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| [[1981]] || 5,430 || - || - 
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| [[1991]] || 5,184 || -246/-4.53% || 7,609 
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==Persons==
*[[Spiro Agnew]]'s father emigrated to the US from Gargalianoi

==External links==

*[http://www.gargaliani.gr/ Municipality of Gargalianoi]
*[http:/www.redtailcanyon.com/places/2716657.aspx/ Gargalianoi]
*[http://www.gargaliani.8m.com/english.html History of Gargalianoi] (also in Greek [http://www.gargaliani.8m.com/])
*http://www.messinia.gr/tedk/gargaliani.htm (in Greek)

==See also==

*[[Communities of Messenia]]

 
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<td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Filiatra]]</td>
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<td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Ionian Sea]] </td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Gargalianoi'''</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Chora (Messenia), Greece|Nestoras]]</td>
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<td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Pylos]]</td>
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[[Category:Messinia]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

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 *[[Lefki (Messenia)|Lefki]]
 *[[Marathopolis]]
-*[[Mouzaki]]
+*[[Mouzaki (Messenia)|Mouzaki]]
 *[[Pyrgos (Gargalianoi)|Pyrgos]]
 *[[Valta (Messenia)|Valta]]

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-'''Gargalianoi''' (Greek: Γαργαλιάνοι), also '''Gargaliani''', is a community located in the western part of [[Messenia]].  It is passed by a [[Greece Interstate 9|highway]].  It is located south of [[Pyrgos]], [[Kyparissia]] and 15 km south of [[Filiatra]], north of [[Pylos]] and [[Methone]] and west of [[Kalamata]] (68 km) and [[Messene]].  Its neighboring villages are [[Pyrgos (Western Messenia), Greece|Pyrgos]] to the east, [[Valita]] to the north and [[Marathopolis]] to the west.  It is also a municipality with the seat being this town.
+'''Gargalianoi''' (Greek: Γαργαλιάνοι), also '''Gargaliani''', is a community located in the western part of [[Messenia]].  It is passed by a [[Greece Interstate 9|highway]].  It is located south of [[Pyrgos]], [[Kyparissia]] and 15 km south of [[Filiatra]], north of [[Pylos]] and [[Methone]] and west of [[Kalamata]] (68 km) and [[Messene]].  Its neighboring villages are [[Pyrgos (Gargalianoi) |Pyrgos]] to the east, [[Valita]] to the north and [[Marathopolis]] to the west.  It is also a municipality with the seat being this town.
 The town has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a kindergarten school, a church, some squares named Kentriki Plateia, (Greek: Κεντρική Πλατεία), the central square  of Gargalianoi along with Kolokotroni Square, banks and a hotel named ''Ionian View''.  The sporting facility is to the west.
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 *[[Floka]]
 *'''Gargalianoi'''
-*[[Lefki (Messenia), Greece|Lefki]]
+*[[Lefki (Messenia)|Lefki]]
 *[[Marathopolis]]
 *[[Mouzaki]]
-*[[Pyrgos (Gargalianoi), Greece|Pyrgos]]
+*[[Pyrgos (Gargalianoi)|Pyrgos]]
-*[[Valta (Messenia), Greece|Valta]]
+*[[Valta (Messenia)|Valta]]
 ==Historical population==
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-[[Category:Messinia]]<!--[{Category:Towns in Greece]]-->
+[[Category:Messinia]]
 [[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

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 *[http:/www.redtailcanyon.com/places/2716657.aspx/ Gargalianoi]
 *[http://www.gargaliani.8m.com/english.html History of Gargalianoi] (also in Greek [http://www.gargaliani.8m.com/])
-*http://www.messinia.gr/tedk/gargaliani.htm (in Greek)
+*[http://www.messinia.gr/tedk/gargaliani.htm] (in Greek)
 ==See also==

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 ==Persons==
-*[[Spiro Agnew]]'s father emigrated to the US from Gargalianoi
+*[[Kapetan Tellos Agras]], who fought in the [[Macedonian Struggle]], was born in Gargalianoi
 ==External links==